There are approximately 16 hans with mosques, mostly in the
form of a small room (mescit). This room can be located in various areas of the han:
on the far side of the courtyard, in, next to, or over the entry way (Alara and
Sari), or as a
free-standing structure (kiosk) in the middle of the courtyard. When the mosque is
located above the entrance portal, it is reached by an staircase separate from the one
leading to the roof. Many of the mosques had elaborate entrances, mihrabs, and decorated
muqarnas or vaults. The kiosk mosques of the Ağzikara
and Kayseri Sultan Hans are particularly noteworthy. Not all hans had mosques, and the flat roof terrace served as an area for
prayer.